Living in a fragmented world: Birds in the Atlantic Forest

Autor(es)

Pizo, Marco A. ^[1] ; Tonetti, Vinicius R. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci, Dept Biodivers, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CONDOR; v. 122, n. 3 AUG 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

The Atlantic Forest is the second largest tropical moist forest domain in South America after the Amazon, home to over 800 bird species (223 endemics or 27% of the avifauna). With only 28% of the original vegetation left, mostly fragmented and altered, the Atlantic Forest is a hotspot for bird conservation. We first introduce the extent, vegetation types, and exploitation history of the domain, and the composition and biogeographic affinities of its birds. We then provide an overview of the knowledge gathered so far on the ways Atlantic Forest birds thrive in the often-fragmented landscape, highlighting the landscape features that influence their occurrence and movement behavior. We end with the conservation issues affecting the Atlantic Forest birds and the actions hitherto taken to address them, including the establishment of conservation units, forest restoration, and rewilding. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/20691-1 - Otimizando espaço para a biodiversidade e Agricultura baseado em uma abordagem de ecologia de paisagens
• Beneficiário: Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/13383-0 - Comunidade de aves em área de restauração ativa e passiva do interior paulista
• Beneficiário: Carlos Otávio Araujo Gussoni
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado